Question 1

Internet search tools can be divided into four major categories: search engines, metasearch engines, subject guides, and intelligent agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first step in an efficient research strategy is to ____________________ your research topic.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first step in an efficient research...

Question 3

Search engine _________ crawl the Web.

Accepted Answer

A)  snakes 
B)  spiders 
C)  bugs 
D)  checkers

Question 4

Specialized search tools allow you to find information that is "invisible" to traditional search engines or subject guides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Encyclopedias and reference sources are good places to look for background information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Phrase searching is usually accomplished by putting parentheses ( ) around the block of words you want to appear together on the Web pages the search engine returns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Every search engine's spider finds the same Web pages, which is why all search engines are interchangeable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Search engines use programs called ____________________ to index the Web.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Search engines use programs called ____________________ to...

Question 9

Citation formats are _____________ that standardize how citations are written.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bibliographies 
B)  style guides 
C)  reports 
D)  Internet search engines

Question 10

The first step in translating a question into an effective search query is to identify the keywords in the topic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

_________ are mathematical formulas used by search engines to rank Web sites according to the terms used in the search query.

Accepted Answer

A)  Search functions 
B)  Keywords 
C)  Functions 
D)  Algorithms

Question 12

Before you being a search, you first need to focus on what information you want to find and where you might find it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Searching the Internet Effectively

Internet search tools can be divided into four major categories: search engines, metasearch engines, subject guides, and intelligent agents.

The first step in an efficient research strategy is to ____________________ your research topic.

Search engine _________ crawl the Web.

Specialized search tools allow you to find information that is "invisible" to traditional search engines or subject guides.

Encyclopedias and reference sources are good places to look for background information.

Phrase searching is usually accomplished by putting parentheses ( ) around the block of words you want to appear together on the Web pages the search engine returns.

Every search engine's spider finds the same Web pages, which is why all search engines are interchangeable.

Search engines use programs called ____________________ to index the Web.

Citation formats are _____________ that standardize how citations are written.

The first step in translating a question into an effective search query is to identify the keywords in the topic.

_________ are mathematical formulas used by search engines to rank Web sites according to the terms used in the search query.

Before you being a search, you first need to focus on what information you want to find and where you might find it.